Topic summary
⁠23%1 analyzed article/video145 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Temple University results contain 16 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Availability Heuristic, and Anecdotal, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 8.6% saturation with 50 hits. Analysis detected 502 faulty-reasoning hits from 580 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠85% (3,369 of 21,812 topics). This Temple University is worse (more manipulative) than 84.60% of the peer group.
Temple University
Topic details
Total words: 580
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

85% percentile
025507510084.6% percentile
5.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles580 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 5.9%5.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.9%5.9%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 8.6%8.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 6.2%6.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.0%5.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 4.1%4.1%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Topic 5.0%5.0%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Framing Effect: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 9.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 0.5%Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 1.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 5.3%Indoctrination: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos